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- the present invention relates to robot cleaners and, more particularly, to a robot cleaner that has improved movement ability to provide various functions, such as doorsill-overpassing, carpet-traveling, and the like, through improvement in arrangement of a battery, a suction motor, a main brush, and a dust collection box.
- a robot cleaner refers to a device for cleaning a room according to detection results of internal sensors without a user's direct control.
- the robot cleaner determines a target cleaning area using an obstacle sensor such as an infrared sensor or the like, and a movement-distance sensor measuring a movement distance, location and the like, which are typically disposed inside a main body of the cleaner, while moving along a periphery of the cleaning area surrounded by a wall or an obstacle. Then, the robot cleaner sets a cleaning course for cleaning the determined cleaning area and moves along the cleaning course for the cleaning operation while calculating a movement distance and a current location based on signals from a sensor detecting a revolution number and a rotated angle of a wheel of the cleaner.
- the robot cleaner includes a dust suction unit including a dust inlet and a rotatable brush; a sensor unit including the obstacle sensor, the movement-distance sensor for measuring a movement distance, location and the like; a drive unit including driving rollers provided at lateral sides of the cleaner and direction-changing rollers provided at front and rear sides; and a controller controlling the dust suction unit, the sensor unit, and the drive unit.
- a dust suction unit including a dust inlet and a rotatable brush
- a sensor unit including the obstacle sensor, the movement-distance sensor for measuring a movement distance, location and the like
- a drive unit including driving rollers provided at lateral sides of the cleaner and direction-changing rollers provided at front and rear sides
- a controller controlling the dust suction unit, the sensor unit, and the drive unit.
- Fig. 1 is a view of a conventional robot cleaner
- Fig. 2 is a side section view of the robot cleaner shown in Fig. 1 .
- the robot cleaner has a disc shape to quickly sheer away from a wall or obstacle and smoothly change a direction during cleaning operation.
- the driving rollers are disposed at lower opposite sides of the robot cleaner 1 and the direction-changing rollers are disposed at lower front and rear sides thereof perpendicular to the driving rollers, so that the cleaner 1 can move forward and backward as the driving rollers rotate in the forward and backward directions, and can also move leftward and rightward as the direction-changing rollers rotate in the forward and backward directions.
- the robot cleaner 1 can collect dust and foreign matter on a floor of a room into a dust collection box by a rotational force and negative pressure of the rotatable brush located in front of the dust collection box while changing a traveling direction through cooperation among the driving rollers and the direction-changing rollers.
- suctioning of dust or foreign matter can be achieved by the brush assembly 2 that rotates while touching a floor to be cleaned to agitate the dust or foreign matter, and the dust suction unit 3 that sucks in the floating dust or foreign matter.
- the dust suction unit 3 includes a dust collection box 4 receiving and temporarily storing dust or foreign matter, a filter unit 5 communicatively coupled to a rear side of the dust collection box 4 to separate fine dust or foreign matter, and a suction duct assembly communicating with the filter unit 5 and generating air flow to introduce dust or foreign matter into the dust collection box 4 and the filter unit 5.
- WO 2006/068403 discloses a robot cleaner according to the preamble of claim 1.
- An aspect of the present invention is to provide a robot cleaner that has improved movement ability to provide various functions, such as doorsill-overpass, carpet-traveling, and the like, through improvement in arrangement of a battery, a suction motor, a main brush, and a dust collection box, and to allow better use of the robot cleaner.
- a robot cleaner including a drive wheel driven to move on a cleaning course set according to a detection result of an internal sensor, a brush assembly disposed at a bottom of the robot cleaner, and a suction unit disposed around a center of the robot cleaner to collect dust or foreign matter from a floor of a room when the brush assembly rotates while touching the floor, characterized in that the suction unit includes a dust collection box disposed behind the drive wheel and spaced a predetermined distance therefrom; a filter unit communicatively coupled to a rear side of the dust collection box; a suction duct assembly mounted on a center of the suction unit to face the drive wheel and having one end communicatively coupled to the filter unit to suction air for drawing the dust and foreign matter from the floor into the dust collection box; a dual bumper having a composite structure capable of sensing collision and compression of the bumper; and a battery mounted between the suction duct assembly and the dual bumper.
- the battery is spaced a predetermined distance from
- the suction duct assembly includes a suction motor disposed between the battery and a main brush motor; and a suction channel having one end coupled to the suction motor with one end of the suction motor inserted into the one end of the suction channel, and the other end bent to be disposed along the dual bumper.
- the suction channel is disposed outside one end of the dust collection box and the brush assembly.
- the robot cleaner may further include a floor sensor and an obstacle sensor coupled to the dual bumper and spaced a predetermined distance from each other, wherein the dual bumper is divided into upper and lower parts.
- the dual bumper may be formed with spaces each having a predetermined shape and placed at regular intervals on an inner side of the dual bumper.
- a compression sensing part detecting an external force may be disposed in the space of the dual bumper.
- the compression sensing part may include sensor films coupled to a horizontal bottom surface and a vertical wall of the space.
- the sensor film may include a flexible print circuit board (FPC) and two lines of print pattern formed on the FPC.
- FPC flexible print circuit board
- the compression sensing part may be a bidirectional contact-type rubber.
- the bidirectional contact-type rubber may include bottom portions and lateral portions alternating with each other at regular intervals, each of the bottom portions and the lateral portions being formed with a carbon pattern.
- a robot cleaner according to one embodiment of the invention includes a drive wheel 110 driven to move on a cleaning course set according to a detection result of an internal sensor, a brush assembly 120 disposed at a bottom of the robot cleaner, and a suction unit disposed around a center of the robot cleaner to collect dust or foreign matter from a floor of a room when the brush assembly 120 rotates while touching the floor.
- the suction unit includes a dust collection box 130 disposed behind the drive wheel 110 and spaced a predetermined distance from the drive wheel 110; a filter unit 140 communicatively coupled to a rear side of the dust collection box 130; a suction duct assembly 150 mounted on a center of the suction unit to face the drive wheel 110 and having one end communicatively coupled to the filter unit 140 to suction air for drawing dust and foreign matter from the floor into the dust collection box 130; and a battery 170 mounted between the suction duct assembly 150 and a dual bumper 160 to be spaced a predetermined space from a front side of the drive wheel 110.
- the dual bumper has a composite structure capable of sensing collision and compression 160
- the suction duct assembly 150 includes a suction motor 151 disposed between the battery 170 and the main brush motor 180; and a suction channel 152 having one end coupled to the suction motor 151 with one end of the suction motor 151 inserted into the one end of the suction channel 152, and the other end bent to be disposed along the dual bumper 160.
- the suction channel 152 is disposed outside one end of the dust collection box 130 and the brush assembly 120.
- the dual bumper 160 is divided into upper and lower parts.
- the robot cleaner further includes a floor sensor 191 and an obstacle sensor 192 that are coupled to the dual bumper 160 and spaced a predetermined distance from each other.
- the sensors may be infrared sensors.
- the dual bumper 160 is formed at an inner side thereof with spaces each having a predetermined shape and placed at regular intervals. Each space of the dual bumper 160 is provided with a compression sensing part detecting an external force.
- the robot cleaner includes a controller 185 that stops the drive wheel when the compression sensing part outputs a high-level signal.
- the compression sensing part outputs the high-level signal when compressed by an external force, but otherwise outputs a low-level signal.
- the controller 185 determines whether the compression sensing part outputs the high-level signal or the low-level signal, and outputs a driving stop signal to a drive motor driving the drive wheel 110 when receiving the high-level signal, thereby controlling the robot cleaner not to travel in a movement direction any more.
- the compression sensing part is realized by sensor films 200 as shown in Fig. 4 .
- the sensor films 200 are coupled to a horizontal bottom surface and any vertical wall of the space.
- the sensor film 200 includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 220, and a print pattern 210 formed in two lines on the FPC 220.
- FPC flexible printed circuit board
- the compression sensing part is realized by a bidirectional contact-type rubber 300 as shown in Fig. 5 .
- the bidirectional contact-type rubber 300 includes bottom portions 320 and lateral portions 310 alternating with each other at regular intervals, in which each of the bottom portions 320 and the lateral portions 310 is formed with a carbon pattern.
- the battery is disposed in front of the drive wheel 110 and the suction motor 151 is disposed at the center of the robot cleaner, thereby minimizing noise during operation of the robot cleaner.
- the brush assembly 120 and the dust collection box 130 are disposed behind the drive wheel 110 so that the robot cleaner according to this embodiment has improved movement ability.
- the robot cleaner efficiently travels even through areas such as doorsills, carpets, etc. which are difficult to pass over or travel on.
- the robot cleaner according to this embodiment has improved performance.
- the floor sensor 191 is coupled not to the bottom of the main body but to the dual bumper 160, so that the robot cleaner can be conveniently assembled, thereby improving productivity for mass production. Further, since the dual bumper 160 is manufactured with the upper and lower two parts to be easily assembled or disassembled, the dual bumper 160 can be easily separated from the robot cleaner when the robot cleaner is repaired, and easily coupled to the robot cleaner after the repair.
- the dual bumper 160 is formed with a space having a predetermined shape, and the sensor films 200 are provided as the compression sensing part on the horizontal surface of the space and the vertical surface extending from one end of the horizontal surface. If the space is compressed by a predetermined force, the compression of the space is sensed and it is determined that the robot cleaner is caught in a predetermined gap such as a sofa or the like, thereby allowing the robot cleaner to perform a corresponding operation.
- the compression sensing part is formed using the rubber 300 including the bottom portion 320 and the lateral portion 310, each of which is printed with the carbon pattern. Accordingly, when the robot cleaner is caught in a predetermined gap, such as the sofa or the like, to compress the bottom portion 320 or the lateral portion 310 with a predetermined force, the carbon pattern printed on the bottom portion 320 and the lateral portion 310 senses the compression of the bottom portion 320 or the lateral portion 310, thereby allowing the robot cleaner to perform a corresponding operation.
- reference numeral 101 indicates an inner cover.
- the robot cleaner has improved movement ability to provide various functions, such as doorsill-overpassing, carpet-traveling, and the like, through improvement in arrangement of a battery, a suction motor, a main brush, and a dust collection box, thereby improving the utility of the robot cleaner.
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Description
- The present invention relates to robot cleaners and, more particularly, to a robot cleaner that has improved movement ability to provide various functions, such as doorsill-overpassing, carpet-traveling, and the like, through improvement in arrangement of a battery, a suction motor, a main brush, and a dust collection box.
- Generally, a robot cleaner refers to a device for cleaning a room according to detection results of internal sensors without a user's direct control. For cleaning operation, the robot cleaner determines a target cleaning area using an obstacle sensor such as an infrared sensor or the like, and a movement-distance sensor measuring a movement distance, location and the like, which are typically disposed inside a main body of the cleaner, while moving along a periphery of the cleaning area surrounded by a wall or an obstacle. Then, the robot cleaner sets a cleaning course for cleaning the determined cleaning area and moves along the cleaning course for the cleaning operation while calculating a movement distance and a current location based on signals from a sensor detecting a revolution number and a rotated angle of a wheel of the cleaner.
- Typically, the robot cleaner includes a dust suction unit including a dust inlet and a rotatable brush; a sensor unit including the obstacle sensor, the movement-distance sensor for measuring a movement distance, location and the like; a drive unit including driving rollers provided at lateral sides of the cleaner and direction-changing rollers provided at front and rear sides; and a controller controlling the dust suction unit, the sensor unit, and the drive unit.
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Fig. 1 is a view of a conventional robot cleaner, andFig. 2 is a side section view of the robot cleaner shown inFig. 1 . - Referring to
Figs. 1 and 2 , the robot cleaner has a disc shape to quickly sheer away from a wall or obstacle and smoothly change a direction during cleaning operation. - The driving rollers are disposed at lower opposite sides of the robot cleaner 1 and the direction-changing rollers are disposed at lower front and rear sides thereof perpendicular to the driving rollers, so that the cleaner 1 can move forward and backward as the driving rollers rotate in the forward and backward directions, and can also move leftward and rightward as the direction-changing rollers rotate in the forward and backward directions. Thus, during the cleaning operation, the robot cleaner 1 can collect dust and foreign matter on a floor of a room into a dust collection box by a rotational force and negative pressure of the rotatable brush located in front of the dust collection box while changing a traveling direction through cooperation among the driving rollers and the direction-changing rollers.
- In the robot cleaner 1, suctioning of dust or foreign matter can be achieved by the brush assembly 2 that rotates while touching a floor to be cleaned to agitate the dust or foreign matter, and the dust suction unit 3 that sucks in the floating dust or foreign matter.
- Here, the dust suction unit 3 includes a dust collection box 4 receiving and temporarily storing dust or foreign matter, a filter unit 5 communicatively coupled to a rear side of the dust collection box 4 to separate fine dust or foreign matter, and a suction duct assembly communicating with the filter unit 5 and generating air flow to introduce dust or foreign matter into the dust collection box 4 and the filter unit 5.
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WO 2006/068403 discloses a robot cleaner according to the preamble of claim 1. - An aspect of the present invention is to provide a robot cleaner that has improved movement ability to provide various functions, such as doorsill-overpass, carpet-traveling, and the like, through improvement in arrangement of a battery, a suction motor, a main brush, and a dust collection box, and to allow better use of the robot cleaner.
- In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a robot cleaner including a drive wheel driven to move on a cleaning course set according to a detection result of an internal sensor, a brush assembly disposed at a bottom of the robot cleaner, and a suction unit disposed around a center of the robot cleaner to collect dust or foreign matter from a floor of a room when the brush assembly rotates while touching the floor, characterized in that the suction unit includes a dust collection box disposed behind the drive wheel and spaced a predetermined distance therefrom; a filter unit communicatively coupled to a rear side of the dust collection box; a suction duct assembly mounted on a center of the suction unit to face the drive wheel and having one end communicatively coupled to the filter unit to suction air for drawing the dust and foreign matter from the floor into the dust collection box; a dual bumper having a composite structure capable of sensing collision and compression of the bumper; and a battery mounted between the suction duct assembly and the dual bumper. Here, the battery is spaced a predetermined distance from a front side of the drive wheel.
- The suction duct assembly includes a suction motor disposed between the battery and a main brush motor; and a suction channel having one end coupled to the suction motor with one end of the suction motor inserted into the one end of the suction channel, and the other end bent to be disposed along the dual bumper. Here, the suction channel is disposed outside one end of the dust collection box and the brush assembly.
- The robot cleaner may further include a floor sensor and an obstacle sensor coupled to the dual bumper and spaced a predetermined distance from each other, wherein the dual bumper is divided into upper and lower parts.
- The dual bumper may be formed with spaces each having a predetermined shape and placed at regular intervals on an inner side of the dual bumper.
- A compression sensing part detecting an external force may be disposed in the space of the dual bumper.
- The compression sensing part may include sensor films coupled to a horizontal bottom surface and a vertical wall of the space.
- The sensor film may include a flexible print circuit board (FPC) and two lines of print pattern formed on the FPC.
- The compression sensing part may be a bidirectional contact-type rubber. The bidirectional contact-type rubber may include bottom portions and lateral portions alternating with each other at regular intervals, each of the bottom portions and the lateral portions being formed with a carbon pattern.
- The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments given in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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Fig. 1 is a view of a conventional robot cleaner; -
Fig. 2 is a side section view ofFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a robot cleaner according to one embodiment of the present invention; -
Fig. 4 is a view illustrating one example of a compression sensing part in a dual bumper ofFig. 3 ; and -
Fig. 5 is a view illustrating another example of the compression sensing part in the dual bumper ofFig. 3 . - Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 3 , a robot cleaner according to one embodiment of the invention includes adrive wheel 110 driven to move on a cleaning course set according to a detection result of an internal sensor, abrush assembly 120 disposed at a bottom of the robot cleaner, and a suction unit disposed around a center of the robot cleaner to collect dust or foreign matter from a floor of a room when thebrush assembly 120 rotates while touching the floor. - The suction unit includes a
dust collection box 130 disposed behind thedrive wheel 110 and spaced a predetermined distance from thedrive wheel 110; afilter unit 140 communicatively coupled to a rear side of thedust collection box 130; asuction duct assembly 150 mounted on a center of the suction unit to face thedrive wheel 110 and having one end communicatively coupled to thefilter unit 140 to suction air for drawing dust and foreign matter from the floor into thedust collection box 130; and abattery 170 mounted between thesuction duct assembly 150 and adual bumper 160 to be spaced a predetermined space from a front side of thedrive wheel 110. The dual bumper has a composite structure capable of sensing collision andcompression 160 - The
suction duct assembly 150 includes asuction motor 151 disposed between thebattery 170 and themain brush motor 180; and asuction channel 152 having one end coupled to thesuction motor 151 with one end of thesuction motor 151 inserted into the one end of thesuction channel 152, and the other end bent to be disposed along thedual bumper 160. Here, thesuction channel 152 is disposed outside one end of thedust collection box 130 and thebrush assembly 120. - The
dual bumper 160 is divided into upper and lower parts. The robot cleaner further includes afloor sensor 191 and anobstacle sensor 192 that are coupled to thedual bumper 160 and spaced a predetermined distance from each other. The sensors may be infrared sensors. - Referring to
Figs. 4 and 5 , thedual bumper 160 is formed at an inner side thereof with spaces each having a predetermined shape and placed at regular intervals. Each space of thedual bumper 160 is provided with a compression sensing part detecting an external force. - Further, the robot cleaner according to this embodiment includes a
controller 185 that stops the drive wheel when the compression sensing part outputs a high-level signal. - The compression sensing part outputs the high-level signal when compressed by an external force, but otherwise outputs a low-level signal. Thus, the
controller 185 determines whether the compression sensing part outputs the high-level signal or the low-level signal, and outputs a driving stop signal to a drive motor driving thedrive wheel 110 when receiving the high-level signal, thereby controlling the robot cleaner not to travel in a movement direction any more. Thus, it is possible to solve problems arising when the robot cleaner is forced to be driven under difficult conditions, such as doorsills, carpets, etc. - According to one embodiment, the compression sensing part is realized by
sensor films 200 as shown inFig. 4 . Thesensor films 200 are coupled to a horizontal bottom surface and any vertical wall of the space. - The
sensor film 200 includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) 220, and aprint pattern 210 formed in two lines on the FPC 220. - According to another embodiment, the compression sensing part is realized by a bidirectional contact-
type rubber 300 as shown inFig. 5 . The bidirectional contact-type rubber 300 includesbottom portions 320 andlateral portions 310 alternating with each other at regular intervals, in which each of thebottom portions 320 and thelateral portions 310 is formed with a carbon pattern. - In the robot cleaner with configuration as described above, the battery is disposed in front of the
drive wheel 110 and thesuction motor 151 is disposed at the center of the robot cleaner, thereby minimizing noise during operation of the robot cleaner. Further, thebrush assembly 120 and thedust collection box 130 are disposed behind thedrive wheel 110 so that the robot cleaner according to this embodiment has improved movement ability. In particular, the robot cleaner efficiently travels even through areas such as doorsills, carpets, etc. which are difficult to pass over or travel on. Thus, the robot cleaner according to this embodiment has improved performance. - Further, the
floor sensor 191 is coupled not to the bottom of the main body but to thedual bumper 160, so that the robot cleaner can be conveniently assembled, thereby improving productivity for mass production. Further, since thedual bumper 160 is manufactured with the upper and lower two parts to be easily assembled or disassembled, thedual bumper 160 can be easily separated from the robot cleaner when the robot cleaner is repaired, and easily coupled to the robot cleaner after the repair. - Referring to
Fig. 4 , thedual bumper 160 is formed with a space having a predetermined shape, and thesensor films 200 are provided as the compression sensing part on the horizontal surface of the space and the vertical surface extending from one end of the horizontal surface. If the space is compressed by a predetermined force, the compression of the space is sensed and it is determined that the robot cleaner is caught in a predetermined gap such as a sofa or the like, thereby allowing the robot cleaner to perform a corresponding operation. - Referring to
Fig. 5 , the compression sensing part is formed using therubber 300 including thebottom portion 320 and thelateral portion 310, each of which is printed with the carbon pattern. Accordingly, when the robot cleaner is caught in a predetermined gap, such as the sofa or the like, to compress thebottom portion 320 or thelateral portion 310 with a predetermined force, the carbon pattern printed on thebottom portion 320 and thelateral portion 310 senses the compression of thebottom portion 320 or thelateral portion 310, thereby allowing the robot cleaner to perform a corresponding operation. - Here,
reference numeral 101 indicates an inner cover. - As described above, according to one embodiment of the invention, the robot cleaner has improved movement ability to provide various functions, such as doorsill-overpassing, carpet-traveling, and the like, through improvement in arrangement of a battery, a suction motor, a main brush, and a dust collection box, thereby improving the utility of the robot cleaner.
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- A robot cleaner including a drive wheel (110) driven to move on a cleaning course set according to a detection result of an internal sensor, a brush assembly (120) disposed at a bottom of the robot cleaner, and a suction unit disposed around a center of the robot cleaner to collect dust or foreign matter from a floor of a room when the brush assembly rotates while touching the floor, characterized in that the suction unit comprises:a dust collection box (130) disposed behind the drive wheel (110) and spaced a predetermined distance therefrom;a filter unit (140) communicatively coupled to a rear side of the dust collection box (130);a suction duct assembly (150) mounted on a center of the suction unit to face the drive wheel (110) and having one end communicatively coupled to the filter unit (140) to suction air for drawing the dust and foreign matter from the floor into the dust collection box (130);a dual bumper (160) having a composite structure capable of sensing collision and compression of the dual bumper; anda battery (170) mounted between the suction duct assembly (150) and the dual bumper (160) having the composite structure, the battery (170) being spaced a predetermined distance from a front side of the drive wheel (110),characterized in that the suction duct assembly (150) comprises:a suction motor (151) disposed between the battery (170) and a main brush motor (180); anda suction channel (152) having one end coupled to the suction motor (151) with one end of the suction motor (151) inserted into the one end of the suction channel (152), and the other end bent to be disposed along the dual bumper (160), the suction channel (152) being disposed outside one end of the dust collection box (130) and the brush assembly (120).
- The robot cleaner according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:a floor sensor (191) and an obstacle sensor (192) coupled to the dual bumper (160) and spaced a predetermined distance from each other,wherein the dual bumper (160) is divided into upper and lower parts.
- The robot cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that the dual bumper (160) is formed with spaces each having a predetermined shape and placed at regular intervals on an inner side of the dual bumper (160).
- The robot cleaner according to claim 3, characterized in that a compression sensing part detecting an external force is disposed in the space of the dual bumper (160).
- The robot cleaner according to claim 3, characterized by further comprising:a controller (185) stopping the drive wheel (110) when the compression sensing part outputs a high-level signal.
- The robot cleaner according to claim 5, characterized in that the compression sensing part comprises sensor films (200) coupled to a horizontal bottom surface and a vertical wall of the space.
- The robot cleaner according to claim 6, characterized in that the sensor film (200) comprises a flexible print circuit board (FPC) (220) and two lines of print pattern (210) formed on the FPC (220).
- The robot cleaner according to claim 5, characterized in that the compression sensing part is a bidirectional contact-type rubber (300).
- The robot cleaner according to claim 8, characterized in that the bidirectional contact-type rubber (300) comprises bottom portions (320) and lateral portions (310) alternating with each other at regular intervals, each of the bottom portions (320) and the lateral portions (310) being formed with a carbon pattern.
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